Guild Wars 2

so i stopped playing 3 months after release due to life twisting events,
anyway…back then i wanted my ranger to take down enemies fast, i found the short bow to the damage the fastest, so my current has power,precision, with major runes of lyssa, most of my accessories are also this way, except for two that offer healing and vitality, i plan to upgrade those.

-my armor is for lvl 60’s, i want to get exotic berserker armor lvl 80, good idea?
-i have 30 trait points into Marksmanship and another 30 into Skirmishing, good?

i have attached a screen shot with my stats and skills i use, so yeah i need help!
all feedback is welcome! thanks in advance!

Might be better to ask about stats after you get your exotics.

Until then, use armors in the mists for reference?

Faux Sheaux.6179:

Might be better to ask about stats after you get your exotics.

Until then, use armors in the mists for reference?

as in exotic armor and weapons?
and what do you mean by “use armors in the mists for reference?”
sorry to ask, i never really got familiar with everything in the game.

It sounds like you want a glass cannon power ranger build. Have you tried longbow? Shortbow is great in condition build’s which are popular atm in PvP. The ranger is very good in team games using spirits and shortbow etc.

Your on the right course for your armor. Once you get to level 80 do the CoF dungeon as much as possible and also look at CoE. These both give tokens for berzerker damage, which is the highest DPS armor available.

Later on you might want to look at getting the Head and Shoulder slots as assassins. It provides a bit extra DPS (not much) on power ranger builds.

If you haven’t yet try the longbow, greatsword and sword/a/d/h. They all work well in power builds

-Yes berserkers is a good idea, even after this week’s patch
-It depends, but at the minimum you should have Spotter as Master trait on Marksmanship and Vigorous Spirits as Adept on Nature Magic.

The usual build for damage while being useful for a party is 30/25/0/15/0 or 20/25/0/25/0 & always bringing Spotter and Traited Frost Spirit.

There is a big patch dropping this week that may change some stuff around though.

If you want to do the most damage possible(I’m assuming this because you’re gearing and traiting towards damage now) you have to use a 1h Sword and Warhorn as main offhand. Offhand dagger for an extra evade, offhand axe for a projectile reflect. 1h Sword will also be modified later on so it doesn’t root you down on some frames when auto-attacking so it’ll be alot easier to dodge/strafe later on.

Try to avoid bows & mainhand axe as much as possible, they are underwhelming when it comes to damage.

I may have just misunderstood the question. Lack of sleep on this end :P

Izaya.2906:

-Yes berserkers is a good idea, even after this week’s patch
-It depends, but at the minimum you should have Spotter as Master trait on Marksmanship and Vigorous Spirits as Adept on Nature Magic.

The usual build for damage while being useful for a party is 30/25/0/15/0 or 20/25/0/25/0 & always bringing Spotter and Traited Frost Spirit.

There is a big patch dropping this week that may change some stuff around though.

If you want to do the most damage possible(I’m assuming this because you’re gearing and traiting towards damage now) you have to use a 1h Sword and Warhorn as main offhand. Offhand dagger for an extra evade, offhand axe for a projectile reflect. 1h Sword will also be modified later on so it doesn’t root you down on some frames when auto-attacking so it’ll be alot easier to dodge/strafe later on.

Try to avoid bows & mainhand axe as much as possible, they are underwhelming when it comes to damage.

All this is good info for PvE and i would follow this when you want to do dungeons. Sorry my post i thought u were refering to PvP/WvW.

Zerker’s gear works well on rangers, and full damage is a good way to go in PvE.
Shortbow is more a condition damage based weapon, so you might not be getting the best DPS in the world out of that. I’d reccomend trying the sword for higher damage, or the longbow if you want to stick to ranged.
Trait investment is on the right track, but I’d personally reccomend sticking a few points into Beastmastery to make sure your pet does his job. Chucking a few points into the spirits line helps too, since it lets you double their proc chance (7% increased damage from Frost Spirit in an AoE is always nice).

Overall, you’re on the right track! The best thing to do is to experiment with traits and weapons, and find out what works best for you. I’m a sucker for Sword/Warhorn, but I know that isn’t for everyone. Give the different weapons a shot, and see what you find appealing